1 Samuel 8:19 meaning and explanation
Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us.
1 Samuel 8:19, Berean Standard Bible
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The people have just heard Samuel's solemn warning about what a king will cost them: sons conscripted, daughters taken, fields and a tenth of their harvest claimed. Yet they refuse to listen.
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